On second thought: A rape victim in the East Bay area of California set up a phony job interview for the rapist. Her original plan was to "exact vigilante justice." On reflection, she made the wiser choice and had him arrested. Why did she consider the other in the first place? "The victim was afraid the suspect would not be sent to prison for the crime," Henry Lee reports for the SF Chron.

Execution: DeRoyce Mosley was put to death in Texas late Tuesday night. As reported Monday, a jury found him guilty of murdering a woman during a robbery that left four people dead. An Associated Press story by Michael Graczyk discusses tonight's scheduled execution of John Amador for the 1994 murder and robbery of a San Antonio cab driver and the attempted murder his female passenger. The robbery netted $100. At the time, Amador was on parole for his involvement in the murder of his stepfather. The news story also discusses the scheduled Thursday execution of Kenneth Foster, the getaway driver in a robbery which left the victim lying dead on his own driveway.

British Conservative leader David Cameron has this article in the Daily Mail, making clear that crime will be a major election issue. He calls for policing reforms citing those used in New York (i.e., the "broken windows" thesis). He also calls for greater deterrence through stronger punishment of serious crime. "The problem today is that we do not convict and lock up enough criminals. Why? Because we don't have enough space." The Mail also has this article of its own.

Rebuilding New Orleans: The biggest obstacle is crime and local officials' refusal to do what needs to be done, writes Nicole Gelinas in OpinionJournal.com